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[[File:Whole Azerbaijan map.PNG|thumb|Boundaries of Whole Azerbaijan, refering to the division of [[Azerbaijani]] nation by the [[Treaty of Turkmenchay]] in 1828.]] |
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'''Whole Azerbaijan''' ([[Azerbaijani language|Azerbaijani]]: ''Bütöv Azərbaycan'') is an [[irredentist]] [[Azerbaijani people|Azerbaijani]] concept that propagates the political union of territories inhabited by Azerbaijanis |
'''Whole Azerbaijan''' ([[Azerbaijani language|Azerbaijani]]: ''Bütöv Azərbaycan'') is an [[irredentist]] [[Azerbaijani people|Azerbaijani]] concept that propagates the political union of territories currently inhabited by Azerbaijanis or historically controlled by them. |
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The idea of Whole Azerbaijan was formulated by [[Abülfaz Elçibay]], the first post-Sovietic president of the [[Republic of Azerbaijan]]. Elçibay founded the organisation ''Whole Azerbaijan Union'' (Bütöv Azərbaycan Birliyi) in [[1997]].<ref>[http://www.azsam.org/modules.php?name=News&file=print&sid=82 ''Güney Azerbaycan Milli Demokratik Hareketi Yol Ayrımında''] Arif Keskin, Azərbaycan Stratejik Araşdırma Mərkəzi, [[February 6]] [[2003]]</ref> His book on the ideal, titled ''Bütöv Azərbaycan yolunda'' was published in [[Ankara]] in [[1998]]. Elçibay argued that the borders of Azerbaijan should extend from [[Derbent]] to [[Persian Gulf]].<ref>[http://www.asam.org.tr/tr/yazidosyagoster.asp?ID=1029 ''Satranç Tahtasında Azerbaycan ve Farsistan''] Arif Rehmoğlu, ''Avrasya Dosyası'', Avrasya Stratejik Araştırmalar Merkezi, Spring [[2001]], Ankara</ref> He claimed that Azerbaijanis, with historical presence in the territory ("[the boundaries of] Greater Azerbaijan was historically starting at Derbent in the north and, with its centre in [[Hamedan]], would reach the Persian Gulf")<ref>"Böyük Azərbaycan tarixən |
The idea of Whole Azerbaijan was formulated by [[Abülfaz Elçibay]], the first post-Sovietic president of the [[Republic of Azerbaijan]]. Elçibay founded the organisation ''Whole Azerbaijan Union'' (Bütöv Azərbaycan Birliyi) in [[1997]].<ref>[http://www.azsam.org/modules.php?name=News&file=print&sid=82 ''Güney Azerbaycan Milli Demokratik Hareketi Yol Ayrımında''] Arif Keskin, Azərbaycan Stratejik Araşdırma Mərkəzi, [[February 6]] [[2003]]</ref> His book on the ideal, titled ''Bütöv Azərbaycan yolunda'' was published in [[Ankara]] in [[1998]]. Elçibay argued that the borders of Azerbaijan should extend from [[Derbent]] to [[Persian Gulf]].<ref>[http://www.asam.org.tr/tr/yazidosyagoster.asp?ID=1029 ''Satranç Tahtasında Azerbaycan ve Farsistan''] Arif Rehmoğlu, ''Avrasya Dosyası'', Avrasya Stratejik Araştırmalar Merkezi, Spring [[2001]], Ankara</ref> He claimed that Azerbaijanis, with historical presence in the territory ("[the boundaries of] Greater Azerbaijan was historically starting at Derbent in the north and, with its centre in [[Hamedan]], would reach the Persian Gulf")<ref>"Böyük Azərbaycan tarixən |
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Revision as of 01:36, 25 August 2009
Whole Azerbaijan (Azerbaijani: Bütöv Azərbaycan) is an irredentist Azerbaijani concept that propagates the political union of territories currently inhabited by Azerbaijanis or historically controlled by them.
The idea of Whole Azerbaijan was formulated by Abülfaz Elçibay, the first post-Sovietic president of the Republic of Azerbaijan. Elçibay founded the organisation Whole Azerbaijan Union (Bütöv Azərbaycan Birliyi) in 1997.[1] His book on the ideal, titled Bütöv Azərbaycan yolunda was published in Ankara in 1998. Elçibay argued that the borders of Azerbaijan should extend from Derbent to Persian Gulf.[2] He claimed that Azerbaijanis, with historical presence in the territory ("[the boundaries of] Greater Azerbaijan was historically starting at Derbent in the north and, with its centre in Hamedan, would reach the Persian Gulf")[3], had right to rule over it with a proposed system of governance called United Azerbaijani Lands (Birləşmiş Azərbaycan Yurdları).[4] In his views published postmortem in 2002, he opposed the idea of a separate and independent Iranian Azerbaijan.[5]
The term Whole Azerbaijan is still preserved in a number of political initiatives including Whole Azerbaijan Popular Front Party. Although the boundaries of Whole Azerbaijan are not strictly defined, some proponents portray them as encompassing all of the territory of Armenia, most of Northern Iran, southern parts of Georgia and Russia as well as parts of Iraq.[6]
References
- ^ Güney Azerbaycan Milli Demokratik Hareketi Yol Ayrımında Arif Keskin, Azərbaycan Stratejik Araşdırma Mərkəzi, February 6 2003
- ^ Satranç Tahtasında Azerbaycan ve Farsistan Arif Rehmoğlu, Avrasya Dosyası, Avrasya Stratejik Araştırmalar Merkezi, Spring 2001, Ankara
- ^ "Böyük Azərbaycan tarixən şimalda Dərbənddən başlayıb, Həmədan mərkəz olmaqla Bəsrə körfəzinədək uzanırdı" Bütöv Azərbaycan yolunda, Əbülfəz Elçibəy, Ecdad Yayınları, Ankara, 1998
- ^ Satranç Tahtasında Azerbaycan ve Farsistan Arif Rehmoğlu, Avrasya Dosyası, Avrasya Stratejik Araştırmalar Merkezi, Spring 2001, Ankara
- ^ Bütöv Azərbaycan Haqqında, Yeni Müsavat newspaper, Baku, 2002
- ^ Bütöv Azərbaycan Haritası